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Monday, April 8, 2013

Comfort and Fear

I have started to become really comfortable with life right now. Some would say that is good, isn't it? But I think I have become too comfortable. Do not get me wrong, weekly I am applying for jobs in higher education that I am qualified for both near and far. And there are actually a handful that I am interested in. So I am moving towards that goal I have of gaining full time employment. But I have figured out a way to make my current situation work for me, to find joy, contentment, and comfort at a time when I would not have imagined this to be possible. My days are full, I am full. So if I am too comfortable will I stop pushing myself to move out of this 'comfort zone' I am in now?For me I know that certain truths exist right now:I have said before that though this time was unanticipated I have been given a gift and I do believe I have been taking full advantage of this gift. Truth #1:I have been practicing a lot of yoga and if I did not have this time I would not have that opportunity. Life would be a lot different right now if I had not found yoga. (See The Times They Are a Changing)Truth #2:I have had the ability to connect with friends and people in my community; unrushed and with intentionality.Truth #3:I have refound the value of contributing to my community. I try to volunteer once a week at the Northampton Survival Center and by serving others I have in turn served myself.This place of comfort also brings feeling of fear. Fear of the future, fear of not finding that next job or worse finding that next job and either not being successful or losing this sense of comfort.When fear rears its ugly head, this next truth, the truth that throbs in my head, the truth that brings me back to reality, the truth that makes me question my current state of comfort. This very practical truth the one that pulls me out of my heart and back into my head.Truth #4:At some point (soon) I will not be able to sustain myself financially. I know that for financial reasons I must find a full time job by the end of the summer. (And I would like for this to be in higher education or in a role where I am making a similar impact.)It is this last truth and the fear I feel that will force me out of my comfort zone but hopefully I will retain most of what I have gained from spending some time there. And I am still so very hopeful....

"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."~ Michelle Obama

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